A delicious easy family meal - great for using up leftover uncooked chicken from your BBQ.
Grilled fish with herby tomato salsa
Grilled fish with herby tomato salsa
This recipe uses up all those half eaten jars of pesto and dressings from the fridge and cupboards. As with all these recipes they can be played with, altered and refined depending on the ingredients you have at hand.
By Caroline Marson
Serves 6
Prep/Cook time: 10-20 minutes
Ingredients
6 fish fillets, such as salmon, cod, haddock, trout or mackerel
Olive oil for brushing
For the herby tomato salsa
1 tbsp leftover pesto or herby dressings
100g cherry tomatoes, halved and quartered
2 tbsp of herbs such as basil, parsley or dill
Feel free to substitute for other dried or fresh herbs you have already - dried mixed herbs works just as well
1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained
3 tbsp grated cheese
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Preheat the grill. Brush a baking tray with oil and arrange the frozen fish fillets over the top. Drizzle with oil and season. Cook for 6 minutes on one side, then carefully flip them over.
Meanwhile pull out any opened jars from the fridge such as pesto or herby dressings. Spoon into a bowl and mix in the chopped cherry tomatoes, chopped fresh herbs, crushed garlic and capers.
Scatter the salsa over the fish fillets and sprinkle with grated cheese, return to the grill and continue to cook for a further 6 minutes until the fish is cooked through and the topping is bubbling.
Make the most of your leftovers
Store in
Airtight container
Time
Best eaten immediately, but can be stored in fridge for 2 days
Where to store
Fridge
Reheat
Oven or microwave until piping hot. Reheat only once.
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